Lowlife Literature

I recently spoke with Tess Makovesky, author of All Due Respect’s latest, Gravy Train, a raucous ride through Birmingham’s back streets with a cast of lowlife characters all clamoring for 80,0000 pounds. All Due Respect: How did you first become involved in crime fiction? Tess Makovesky: Pretty early if you include reading, since I came across […]

Math Bird is the author of All Due Respect’s latest release, Welcome to HolyHell, a noir tale set in the borderlands of northeast Wales. All Due Respect: Your work often focuses on the borderlands between Wales and England. What sparked your interest in this region and what role does it play in the stories you tell? Math Bird: […]

Tom Leins is the proprietor of Dirty Books and has written plenty of seriously dark fiction. His latest from All Due Respect is Repetition Kills You, a collection of loosely connected stories about Paignton thug/PI Joe Rey. All Due Respect: What immediately struck me about your work was the unconventional approach. Each story barely has […]

Nigel Bird’s latest release is In Loco Parentis, the dark story of a primary school teacher whose life unravels quickly. Bird’s been part of the crime fiction community for years and works with All Due Respect as a consulting editor. All Due Respect: One thing that’s always struck me about your writing is how real your […]

Chris Orlet is the author of A Taste of Shotgun, the latest release from All Due Respect Books. This rural noir is in the tradition of Jim Thompson. The story is told through the perspective of Denis, who at first glance appears to be a down-on-his-luck dive bartender and half-assed family man. But everything is not […]

Paul D. Brazill is one of the most entertaining and original voices in the independent crime fiction community. I recently spoke with him about Last Year’s Man, his latest book through All Due Respect about ageing hit man Tommy Bennett. — When I first learned about the online crime fiction scene about ten years ago, you were […]

Preston Lang is author of The Sin Tax and Sunk Costs, published by All Due Respect Books. He’s also written The Blind Rooster, from Crime Wave Press, and The Carrier, which will be released by Shotgun Honey. I talked with him recently about the role con artists play in his work. Chris Rhatigan: Most of […]

Today All Due Respect talks with Paul Greenberg. A veteran of the short crime fiction scene, Greenberg’s new collection Dead Guy in the Bathtub is available now. ADR: Many of your stories take place near Boston. Why do you think this city has such a wealth of crime writers? Who are some of your favorite Boston crime […]

As always, All Due Respect has plenty of the good stuff on deck. Street Whispers by Liam Sweeny, 2/23 An eclectic collection of pulp, grit and noir stories inspired by the Capital Region of New York, a rust-belt crossroads in the shadow of the city that never sleeps. Dead Guy in the Bathtub by Paul Greenberg, 3/30 […]

Liam Sweeny is the author of Street Whispers, a short story collection out today. It’s an eclectic collection of pulp, grit and noir stories inspired by the Capital Region of New York, a rust-belt crossroads in the shadow of the city that never sleeps. ADR: The stories in your collection mostly take place in the Capital […]